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Purpose
The purpose of this Volga German web site is to aid the Volga German researcher in the research of their ancestry. This web site is NOT intended to be authoritative historically, there are many well researched books written about the Volga Germans. Rather this site gathers many sources of information together to provide an overview of what a researcher needs to know to begin their journey. It is as accurate and current as possible, but by no means is it the final word and is constantly growing and evolving. In addition, this site serves as a starting point for researching other Volga German web sites.


Thanks
Much of the information comes from members of the Volga German mail list who have generously shared their knowledge with all of us. Many thanks to the Volga German community who have helped make this web site possible. Special thanks to Gene Jenkins, Vera Beljakova-Miller, Ken Stugart, Brent Mai, and Jorge Luis Göttig. Also many thanks to Kris Engel, Ray Heinle, Gerhard Lang, Dale Wahl, George Dorscher, Allyn R. Brosz, Janet Laubhan Flickinger, Pauline Brungardt Dudek, Dennis Zitterkopf, Gary Martens, Ruth Schultz, Rosemary Larson, Kevin Rupp, Dick Kraus, Virginia Less, Dorothy Fulton, Janet Margolis Damm, Donald E. Walter, Leona Garcia, Ulrich Mertens, Horst Gutsche, Lauren Brantner, Ken Leffler, Philip Freimann, Doris Horst Merrick, John Groh, Darlene Leonard, Clarence Jake Margheim, Michael Miller, Ruth DeLuca, Richard Scheuerman, and to all the members of the Volga German mail list.

The photo of the Volga German woman thinning sugar beets found on the America section of this website was provided courtesy of Colorado State University. The photo of the Volga German home found on the home page of this site came from the Volga German Photo CD by Hart Postlewaite. The numerous photos of the archives were photographed and generously shared by Ken Stugart.

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